BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Joint Application of :

:

UNITED AIRLINES IN C. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 03

- 16213

and :

AIR CHINA LIMITED :

:

for Exemptions pursuant to 49 U.S.C.§ 4010 and :

Statement s of Authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. :

Part 212 ( U.S.

- People’s Republic of China Code :

Shar ing ) :

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JOINT APPLICATION OF UNITED AND

AIR CHINA FOR AN AMENDED STATEMENT OF

AUTHORIZATION AND AMENDED EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communica tions with respect to this document should be sent to those listed in the next page :Hershel I. Kamen

Senior Vice President

– Alliances,

Regulatory and Policy

Daniel A. Weiss

Managing Director

- International

Affairs and Regulatory

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

233 South Wacker Drive

10 th Floor

– HDQIZ

(872) 825

- 6828

hershel.kamen@united.com

dan.weiss@united.com

Steve Morrissey

Managing Director

– Regulatory Affairs

and Policy

Karine R. Faden

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

1225 New York Avenue, NW

Suite 1100

— DCAIZ /DCALD

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 521

- 4373

(202) 521

- 4363

steve.morrissey@united.com

karine.faden@united.com Douglas P. Kelley

Senior Attorney

- Regulatory, Antitrust &

Competition

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

1600 Smith Street

HQSLG

- 15

Houston, TX 77002

(713) 324

- 5156

doug.kelley@united.com

George N. Tompkins, Jr., Esq.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman

& Dicker LLP

150 East 42 nd Street

New York, NY 10017

- 5639

(212) 915

- 5624

george.tompkinsjr@wilsonelsner.com

Counsel for AIR CHINA LIMITED

d/b/a AIR CHINA

Thomas Newton Bolling

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

James F. Conneely

Counsel

- Regulatory

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

77 West Wacker Drive

11 th Floor

— HDQLD

Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 997

- 8068

thomas.bolling@united.com

james.conneely@united.com

August 27 , 2013

NOTICE: The Parties are requesting expedited treatment of this application. United will

poll U.S. carrier representatives and advise the Department of the results.BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

-------------------------------------------------------------- Joint Application of :

:

UNITED AIRLINES INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 2003

- 16213

and :

AIR CHINA LIMITED :

:

for Exemp tions pursuant to 49 U.S.C.§ 4010 and :

Statements of Authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. :

Part 212 (U.S.

- People’s Republic of China Code :

Sharing) :

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JOINT APPLICATION OF UNITED AND

AIR CHINA FOR AN AMENDED STATEMENT OF

AUTHORIZATION AND AMENDED EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

United 1 hereby appl ies for the amend ment of its statement of authorization in order to

engage in the code share services described below. And, Air China applies for the amendment of

i ts exemption authority issued in this docket to authorize it to provide scheduled foreign air

transportation of persons, property and mail be yond the United States on flights operated by

United

. The carriers wi sh to begin expanding their code share services as soon as all regulatory

approvals are obtained and respectfully request the Department’s prompt approval of this

application so that the marketing and sale of those services can begin without delay. In ord er to

expedite approval of this application, United will poll carrier representatives on behalf of Air

China and advise the Department of the results.

In support of this a pplication, United and Air China state the following :

1. United requests that the D epartment amend its statement of authorization for th e

display of Air China’s “CA” designator code to now include flights operated by United between

1 Common names are used for airlines.Joint A pplication of United and Air China

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Air China’s U.S. gateways, on the one hand, and beyond to points in third countries solely on a

blind sector basis. United’s current statement of authorization with Air China is limited to the

display of the “CA” designator codes on flights operated by United between (1) any point/s in

the United States and any point/s in China, and (2) Air Chi na’s coterminal gateways, as well as

between each of those gateways

, and other points in the United States. A ppendix A is a ttached

a s an initial list of third country code share markets.

2. Air China requests that the Department amend its exemption auth ority issued in

this docket to now include scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail, in

combination or separately, between points in the United States and points in third countries

pursuant to its code share with United. Air Ch ina ’s current exemption authority, originally

issued by Notice of Action Taken dated October 24, 2003 was limited to code sharing between

any point/s in China and any point/s in the United States

. 2 A ir China, however, has recently

inaugurat ed non

- stop ser vice between Beijing and Houston and would now like to expand the

online service offerings from China by code sharing on United

- operated flights beyond the

United States to third countries , such as Mexico

.

3

. The proposed code

- share services are fully consistent with the U.S.

- China Air

Services Agreement, as amended. 3 T he requested code share authority is also consistent with

the public interest and DOT policy because it will facilitate United, in conjunction with Air

China, in providing online service between U.S. cities and points around the globe, via United’s

domestic hubs and Air China’s U.S. gateway s

, such as Houston

.

2 Air China filed to renew its exemption authority on November 30, 2009 and that application, to date,

remains pending with the Department. Pursuant to the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. §558

(c), Air China’s exemption authority will continue in effect pending final DOT action on the November

30, 2009 application.

3 Specifically , Article 11 (5)(1)(a) authorizes U.S. and Chinese airlines to also code share on routes

b ehind, intermediate and beyond in third countries

.Joint A pplication of United and Air China

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4

. United and Air China will accept and abide by the Department’s standard

conditions and notice requirements impo sed on code share arrangements. In addition, United

and Air China will notify the Department in advance of any new third countr y points to be

served pursuant to their code share.

For the foregoing reasons

, United and Air China respectfully request expedited approval

of this application and that the Department grant them the amended statement of authorization

and exemption authority as described above, consistent with the Department’s practice in other

code share proceedings, and such other relief as the Department may deem appropriate

.

Respectfully submitted,

Dan Weiss

Managing Director

– International Affairs and

Regulatory

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. George N. Tompkins, Jr.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz,

Edelman & Dicker LLP

Counsel for AIR CHINA

LIMITED d/b/a AIR CHINACERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this date served a copy of the foregoing document on all

persons named below by causing a copy to be sent via email:

msinick@ssd.com (Alask a)

francis.heil@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com (ABX/Air Transport Intl.)

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com (Amerijet)

jcanny@amerijet.com

rpommer@atlasair.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

charters@evergreenairlines.com (Evergreen)

cefelts@fedex.com

anbird@fe dex.com

nssparks@fedex.com

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Frontier)

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Frontier)

jhill@dowlohnes.com (Hawaiian/JetBlue) matwood@cozen.com (Kalitta)

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (AirTran/Southwest)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (AirTran/Southwest)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Spirit)

jyoung@yklaw.com (Spirit)

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (UPS)

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (UPS)

howard.kass@usairways.com

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com (World)

william.stallings@usdoj.gov

dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil

john.allen@faa.gov

August 27 , 2013 Annal ei Avanceña

International Regulatory Advisor

United Airl ines, Inc.

## Appendix A

New CA*/UA Code Share Markets

Houston

- Cancun

Houston

- Mexico City